List of earthquakes in the Philippines

Earthquakes in the Philippines
Strongest earthquake 1948 Lady Caycay earthquake
Deadliest earthquake 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake

The Philippines lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, which causes the country to have frequent seismic and volcanic activity. Much larger numbers of earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the meeting of major tectonic plates in the region.

Spanish period

17th century

18th century

19th century

The belfry of Manila Cathedral after the series of destructive earthquakes of July 1880.

American period and post-World War II

Early 20th century

Contemporary period

Mid to late 20th century

The damage caused by a tsunami at Barangay Tibpuan, Lebak, Mindanao after the 7.9 Moro Gulf Earthquake on August 16, 1976.

21st century

Deadliest earthquakes

The table below is a tally of the ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s:

Ten deadliest recorded earthquakes in the Philippines since the 1600s
Magnitude Origin Location Date Mortality Missing Injured Damage Source
1 7.9 Tectonic Moro Gulf August 16, 1976 4,791 2,288 9,928 [10]
2 7.8 Tectonic Luzon Island July 16, 1990 1,666 1,000 3,000 < 10 billion
3 7.5 Tectonic Luzon Island November 30, 1645 600 < 3,000 < Unknown
4 7.6 Tectonic Mindanao March 31, 1955 400 < Unknown US$5 million [63]
5 7.3 Tectonic Casiguran, Aurora August 2, 1968 271 261 [8]
6 7.2 Tectonic Bohol & Cebu October 15, 2013 222 8 796 4 billion (est.) [64]
7 7.1 Tectonic Mindoro November 15, 1994 78 430 5.15 million [16]
8 6.7 Tectonic Negros Oriental February 6, 2012 51 62 112 383 million [28]
9 8.3 Tectonic Panay (Lady Caycay) January 25, 1948 50 (est.) 7 million [7]
10 Unknown Tectonic Manila June 19, 1665 19 Unknown

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